Art from Vienna "Ophrys insectifera - Fly Orchid" (85 x 65 cm)

85 x 65 cm

Acrylic on canvas.

The fly orchid was created in 2023. It is one out of four ophrys orchid species paintings that were created as part of my nature-conservation art project "The Orchids of the Danube-Auen National Park".

The bluish and brown flowers of the fly orchid are easily distinguishable from other orchid species and stand out beautifully against the blue "sky" background of the painting. Unfortunately, no flowering fly orchids individual could be found in the Danube-Auen National Park during the nature - art project. It is one of two orchid species for which no flowering individuals could be found.

The artwork measures 85 cm in height (length) and 65 cm in width. The sealed acrylic painting is mounted on a individually tailored, in available in art supply stores Stretched on a stretcher frame (approximately 1.8 cm thick).

The size of the painting makes it ideal as a main picture in a medium-sized room, office, waiting room, etc., which will make it cheerful and elegant and liven it up.

I am increasingly using more environmentally friendly paints and materials.

I frame, prime, and undercoat many of my works myself, including this one. I skip the intermediate step of sanding the canvases, which means the painting is virtually impossible to forge, as the tiny, subtle ridges of the canvas's texture cannot be replicated. For me, these ridges represent an artistic fingerprint! In everyday viewing of the painting, these small bumps are not noticeable.